Sponsor a Bible College Student
EQUIP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
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Johannesburg Bible College Student
Why
sponsor a student
This unique program gives Australian Christians the opportunity to sponsor an emerging leader from a developing country to receive culturally appropriate training at a trusted Bible college.
You can choose to sponsor a student as an individual, family, Bible study group, or Church.
By sponsoring a student you will enable a future pastor to be fully prepared to defend the truth of the gospel and faithfully share the good news with their nation.
Student Sponsorship
$ 140 a month ($1,700 a year)
Support a student to study at a Bible college like:
- Alexandria School of Theology (Alexandria, Cairo and Tunisia, Egypt)
- Anglican Training College (Kathmandu, Nepal)
- Bunda Bible College (Bunda, Tanzania)
- East African Christian College (Kigali, Rwanda)
- St Patrick’s Anglican College (Tolaria, Madagascar)
- Theological College of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
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$ 450 a month ($5,400 a year)
Support a student to study at a Bible college like:
- Bishop Gwynne College (Juba, South Sudan)
- Uganda Christian University (Mukono, Uganda)
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$ 1000 a month ($12,000 a year)
Support a student to study at a Bible college like:
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Centro de Estudios Pastorales (Santiago, Chile)
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Christian Leaders Training College (Sigiri, Papua New Guinea)
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George Whitefield College (Cape Town, South Africa)
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Johannesburg Bible College (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Meet some of the Bible college students you can sponsor through Anglican Aid.
VANESSA: “When I complete the course I want to be full-time in ministry serving the Lord and…be able to equip others with the knowledge of truth of the Bible in my community. The knowledge that I have gained I will share with others proclaiming the good news of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, for we are here to raise disciples for the kingdom of God. I want to become a lecturer at a Bible teaching college too one day. I thank God for the privilege that God has given me to learn to know and serve him better through gaining the deeper understanding of the Bible and being equipped to teach it well to others.”
MXO: “The false [prosperity] gospel is becoming popular in our rural areas. My desire is to preach the truth of the Bible as God wants. I can’t wait to study African Church history because this will be the context that I will be ministering to in the future. After finishing my studies I would like to go back to my rural area and pastor a church there.”
MESHACK: “My own mother was a witch doctor. She devoted me to her gods, expecting me to inherit her work. But by the grace of God, I was chosen by the almighty God to be purified and used for his glory. I apply for this sponsorship so that it may help me go to further theological studies in order to serve the Almighty God in a proper way.”
SHELLINGTON: “I need to grow in the knowledge of God’s word and to know how to rightly interpret it and be able to apply it in my life and simplify it to other believers and non-believers. Theological training will help me achieve this. [I] would like to continue serving in student ministry upon completion of my theological studies.”
Vanessa
Vanessa is completing a ‘Women Serving Christ’ Certificate at Johannesburg Bible College, South Africa.
Shellington
Shellington is studying a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Theology, at the Theological College of Zimbabwe.
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Where we work
Bishops and Christian leaders from around the world are seeking help to train their people in the Bible.
Students hail from Bolivia, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Many are from rural or disadvantaged areas.
Words of encouragement
“By training and teaching and equipping these men and women they’re passing on the baton to their families. Their family members are coming to Christ or their family members are growing in Christ. And then they’re using those skills in their churches. The amount of women who’ve gone and started small group Bible studies after we’ve done the assessment they have to do is incredible!”
Kylie Zietsch
Dean of Women, Johannesburg Bible College
“Completing the PTC (Preliminary Theological Certificate) subjects has transformed my ministry…I can now explain Bible passages in context.”
Gaston has gone on to use what he learned as he manages evangelistic training in his diocese, oversees the expansion of a network of local Anglican schools, and hosts a weekly radio segment explaining the Bible.
Rev Gaston Velonstara
Graduate of PTC Pilot Program in Madagascar
“When you sponsor a student you are literally keeping the doors of AST open, because we can’t survive without sponsorships… The strength of the Diocese of Sydney has always been Moore Theological College, an institution clearly committed to raising up biblical expositors, generation on generation. That’s exactly what we hope AST will be for decades to come… As AST continues to strengthen as an institution of biblical faithfulness in Africa, led by Africans, it will have a great influence in shaping mainstream Anglicanism… When people sponsor students, they are not only helping that student, they are also investing in an institution that will increasingly play an important role in shaping the Communion.”
The Rev Canon Dr Ashley Null
Chairman of the Board, Alexandria School of Theology (AST), Egypt
“I think this new BCSS program is very exciting as there will be a personal link between the sponsors and the students as they study. That will mean prayer will go both ways as I know the students will pray for their sponsors just as the sponsors are praying for them.”
Helen Hoskins
Board Member, Bunda Bible College (pictured with Archbishop Glenn Davies in Bunda, Tanzania)
“Let us get our strategies straight.
Support good theological training!”
Dr Peter Jensen
Theological Education Network Director for GAFCON
Study Levels
Certificate
Diploma
Bachelor
Masters, PhD
How it works
CHOOSE A SPONSORSHIP COLOUR
The options are as follows:
YELLOW: $140/mth ($1,700 per year)
GREEN: $450/mth ($5,400 per year)
BLUE: $1,000/mth ($12,000 per year)
SELECT A COUNTRY (OPTIONAL)
If you would like to, you can indicate your preference for:
– Your sponsor student’s home country
– The Bible College where your sponsor student will be studying
While we will try our best to match your preferred home country or Bible college, this may not always be possible. We’ll check that you’re happy to proceed before starting your sponsorship.
Of course you may prefer that Anglican Aid simply matches you with a student who needs your sponsorship the most – which we will be happy to do!
INTRODUCTION TO YOUR STUDENT
A friendly Anglican Aid team member will be in touch to let you know about the sponsor student who has been matched with you.
If you would like to proceed, we’ll ask for the payment details for the sponsorship.
You can choose to sponsor via credit card or direct debit; and choose between weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly payments.
We’ll let you know the date that your sponsorship commences.
You’ll receive a sponsor pack with more information about your sponsor student
GROW IN PARTNERSHIP
Anglican Aid will forward quarterly prayer letters from your sponsor student and biannual updates on their progress through their Bible training course.
You are encouraged to develop a long-term relationship with your student from their first year of study through to graduation, through regular prayer and correspondence.
You may then choose to continue to follow their journey as they go on to strengthen churches and transform communities in their home country, to the glory of God.
Sponsor a student
You can help train and equip the next generation of Christian leaders in the developing world. Be part of this ground-breaking program. Sponsor a student today.